In a speech following the G20 Summit in Brisbane, German Chancellor Merkel said the Ukraine conflict could have wider ramifications. Russian President Putin defended his country’s actions on German TV. …read more Source: Deutsche...

DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Ukrainian government statement said, after Kiev warned again of rebel preparations for a fresh offensive. …read more Source:...

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on the West not to lose hope in what may be a long struggle with Russia over Ukraine, but vowed that the Kremlin “will not prevail”. …read more Source: The Local...

German chancellor tells Sydney audience climate change knows no borders and will not stop before the Pacific islandsThe German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has intensified pressure on Australia to say how deeply it will cut carbon emissions, telling a Sydney audience all countries should reveal their targets in the first quarter [of 2015] at the...

BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia President Vladimir Putin said in a German television interview on Sunday that he is convinced it should be possible to find a way to resolve the crisis in Ukraine but added he was concerned about the threat of ethnic cleansing. …read more Source:...

Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Ukrainian government statement said, after Kiev warned again of rebel preparations for a fresh offensive. …read more Source: The...